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Capacitance detection in a droplet actuator

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Publication number
EP2641097A4
EP2641097A4 EP11841725.2A EP11841725A EP2641097A4 EP 2641097 A4 EP2641097 A4 EP 2641097A4 EP 11841725 A EP11841725 A EP 11841725A EP 2641097 A4 EP2641097 A4 EP 2641097A4
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Prior art keywords
capacitance detection
droplet actuator
droplet
actuator
capacitance
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EP11841725.2A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2641097A2 (en
Inventor
Michael Pollack
Ryan Sturmer
Philip Paik
Vamsee Pamula
Vijay Srinivasan
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Advanced Liquid Logic Inc
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